This December an Enchanted Nordic Yulefest is popping-up in the heart of Shoreditch. Curated by award winning creative events agency Meredith Bespoke, the Nordic themed festivities will be a Christmas experience like no other.

I’m a big fan of Soho; seemingly entirely lit by plump neon signs it’s the place to properly lose yourself in London. The small alley ways and networks of streets take you from a proper old boozer (on almost every corner), to cute little modern bars that sparkle enticingly.

London is the city to see and to be seen at. It is a city of celebration and luxury and has been so for centuries. And yet somehow this city manages to keep certain areas as calm as any remote suburb, Kensington being one such area, and Presidential Apartments is the perfect spot to exemplify it. Presidential Apartments gives you the feeling of living in a luxury London apartment but takes away the hassle of actually owning or renting one.

Stepping in from the unwavering phosphorescence of Bayswater’s bustling Queensway, glistening as a beacon amidst the dwindling December twilight, one leaves the chaotic intricacies of London’s assorted inhabitants and their rituals behind and enters an Oriental spectacle, greedily absorbed by each of the five senses.

Should you find yourself craving some vinous education or tastebud stimulation but too busy to jet off to Napa Valley or Reims this weekend, you’ll be glad to know that you needn’t head too far South …of the river, that is!??! Introducing Vinopolis …

Ironically, finding time for a manicure can be stressful. More often that not, self-conjured guilt prevails along with the belief that I couldn’t possibly dare to be so self indulgent. Ultimately, I’m left with Eliza Doolittle nails (before she becomes a ‘lady’) and a feeling that I’ve been robbed of some well-deserved R&R. Either way, I can’t win. However, (and this is one of those good types of conjunctive) when I was invited to try out the K West Hotel and Spa’s latest manicure offering, the SOL Luxury Manicure, I felt simply obliged to go along. For work purposes, obviously.

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